Week of May 13, 2019 Archives

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Monday, May 13
Why Ancient Rome Kept Picking Crazy Emperors
Phil Edwards Vox
1 Day Old, Israel Begins War of Survival
Jewish Virtual Library
How Israel Got Its Name
Haaretz
Wallace: A Career of Tumult and Ultimately, Failure
The Telegraph
Seduction and a Marine's Betrayal
Charles Stuart Kennedy ADST
Fumbled Crown Among George VI Coronoation Blunders
Express
How Reagan Launched Career in Berkeley
Jeffrey Kahn UC Berkeley
Netherlands Under Nazi Occupation
Linda Woolf Webster University
Sun King's Shadow Over France
Louis XIV
McDonald's: Humble Start to World Domination
Daniel Gross Forbes
This Day in History: May 13


Tuesday, May 14
What Was Goal of Operation Pointblank?
Eric Hammel Warfare History Network
'The Canary Girls:' WW I Munitions Workers Turned Yellow
L. Potts & M. Rimmer BBC
WW I's 'Shells Crisis' and Birth of Ministry of Munitions
National Archives - UK
Lewis and Clark Expedition Took Years of Planning
Center for Military History
Westphalia's Lasting Influence
Pierre Beaudry Schiller Institute
History of Palestine and Why It's a Flashpoint
Britannica
History, Legacy and Life Aboard Skylab
NASA
Why Did America Cede Czechoslovakia to Soviets?
Benn Steil History Today
54 Scoreless Innings: This Pitcher Made Ball 'Whistle'
Baseball Reference
Talent and Taste Defined Frank Sinatra
Burt A. Folkhart Los Angeles Times
This Day in History: May 14


Wednesday, May 15
Soviet Cavalry Was a Giant Killer in WW II
Boris Egorov Russia Beyond
9 Nasty Ways to Torture: Brazen Bull, Death by Elephant
Ancient Origins
Was Mao Most Murderous Leader?
Beth Duff-Brown Los Angeles Times
Military's Worst MRE Was Nicknamed the Vomelet
Zachary Lunn Slate
Why Johnson's Impeachment Is Still Relevant
Eric Black MinnPost
Deepwater Horizon to Space: Tragic Engineering Disasters
Gregory Myers TopTenz
Why I Confessed to Being a Spy
William Oatis Life
Da Vinci Would Have Loved Mysteries Surrounding Him
Milt Esterow The Atlantic
How Angry, Loud Fox News Changed Broadcast News
David Folkenflik Salon
Marie Antoinette's Short, Unhappy Life
Marie Antoinette Online
This Day in History: May 15


Thursday, May 16
Nazis Created Illegal Post-War Army
Klaus Wiegrefe Der Spiegel
What Really Caused Voices in Joan of Arc's Head?
Sara G. Miller Live Science
Battle at Champion's Hill Decisive for Union
Steven E. Woodworth History Net
Did Brown v. Board Ever Really Matter?
Cass Sunstein New Yorker
Seven Years Wars Started as Commercial Rivalry
Canadian Encyclopedia
Spinning the U-2 Spy Plane Incident
Charles Stuart Kennedy ADST
The Bitter Fruits of Forced Desegregation Busing
Hoover Institution
Troubles for Navy in Hormuz Strait
Bradley Peniston Navy Book
Interviews Barbara Walters Will Never Forget
Alexa Valiente ABC News
Eliot Ness Dies -- Broke and Forgotten
History and Headlines
This Day in History: May 16


Friday, May 17
Brutal Geronimo Sparked Fear in Mexico, America
Robert M. Utley History Net
Why France Lost Seven Years' War
Andrew Wright Military History Online
10 Railroads That Made America Great
Brandon Christensen RealClearHistory
U.S. Cavalry's Evolution From Horses to Tanks
Ted Pulliam Warfare History Network
When the FBI Investigated 'Louie Louie'
Staff Report NPR
Allies' Pyrrhic Victory at Monte Cassino
Richard Holmes BBC News
Watergate and Creation of New Senate Committee
U.S. Senate
How Washington Post Broke, Covered Watergate
James M. Perry Columbia University
Eli Cohen: Israel's Master Spy in Syria
Maurice Cohen Jewish Mag.
1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens in Pictures
Rare Historical Photos
This Day in History: May 17 | May 18 | May 19
Monday, May 20
Siege of Malta a European Turning Point
Tony Rothman History Hit
Falklands War Nearly Sank Thatcher
Maurice Hayes The Independent
10 Little Known Facts About Christopher Columbus
Top 10 Zen
Cars, Lies and Volkswagen's Dieselgate
Roger Forsgren NASA
Reviewing Aaron Burr's Treason Trial
UMKC
Behind the Legend of German Fallschirmjager
Lone Sentry
Missouri vs. Kansas: The Nasty Rivalry
Robert Mays Grantland
Little Truth to 'Twinkie Defense'
Carol Pogash San Francisco Chronicle
LBJ: The Cruel Idealist
Benjamin Schwarz The Atlantic
Across the Atlantic With Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
This Day in History: May 20


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